Hey, I'm hoping to study abroad at Kansas state next year and my application is due in pretty soon. However I'm having a nightmare choosing my classes. I have to pick my classes and make sure they don't clash myself (something we don't have to do in the UK). Anyway I can't make sense of the goddamn schedule site for Kansas State.

The schedule for geography is here:
courses.k-state.edu/fall2013/GEOG

The very first column is called section, what does that represent? Is it just the same classes running at different times? For example could I study GEOG100 and GEOG221 considering the first Lab for 221 is the same time as GEOG100?

Thanks to anyone who replies. If you're wondering why I couldnt ask someone at my university this question is because they're fucking useless and didn't know the answer.

If it's anything like my school (also a large public university), then you're correct. Different sections are just different meeting times for the same course. Obviously you can't be in two places at once.

At my school when selecting classes it lists the class, such as GEO221, and then under it has the times that class is available and who is teaching it. You just pick one of the classes. I don't know how it is there but you may want to check if you have to take GEOG100 before taking any other GEOG classes, the GEOG221 may require that you take the basic geology class first. Just an FYI.

At my University, the sections are basically the time slots for the classes. For example, I take a Logic class on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm. This is Section 5. It's the 5 class of the day in an hour and fifteen minute time slot. On your link anything the GEO 100 is GEO 100 (just different professors, days, rooms, etc.). Hope this offers some understanding.

It's useless to you. Honestly just make sure your times don't overlap. I was my own adviser for my years at Florida Atlantic for the most part. Don't expect the people who work at the school to know anything. Good luck.

You don't want your times to overlap. At my school, if you have a class time overlap, the system won't let you enroll in the course, and the only way you can do an overlap is by a petition that requires signatures from the department/s and professors signatures. So from the looks of what you wrote, no you cannot take the GEOG221 lab, if it runs the same time as the GEOG100 lecture. You would have to choose different lab time for 221.

I went to K-State for a semester before dropping out due to not having my head screwed on straight at the time. I would highly suggest you familiarize yourself with the campus map so that you don't end up picking one class (lecture or recitation) on one side of the campus with another class on the other side of the campus 10 minutes later.

Also make sure you don't sign up for any K-State Salina classes, the Salina classes are for a satellite campus 45 minutes away from Manhattan. IIRC from my enrollment they do put both campuses down on the same registration page.

Wearing an Aggieville shirt right now as a matter of fact! It's a great bar district that gets crazy and crazier during New Years Eve and Fake Pattys Day.

What are you looking to do with Geography if you don't mind me asking? I'm working on one of the largest running GIS projects currently going on in America for what it's worth.

I didn't read the entire thread but I am from Kansas and studying at another state university but I know people at K-State and am familiar with the area if you have any other questions. I would be happy to help in anyway.

I went to K-State for a semester before dropping out due to not having my head screwed on straight at the time. I would highly suggest you familiarize yourself with the campus map so that you don't end up picking one class (lecture or recitation) on one side of the campus with another class on the other side of the campus 10 minutes later.

Wearing an Aggieville shirt right now as a matter of fact! It's a great bar district that gets crazy and crazier during New Years Eve and Fake Pattys Day.

What are you looking to do with Geography if you don't mind me asking? I'm working on one of the largest running GIS projects currently going on in America for what it's worth.

I'm going to change my modules now anyway. Turns out I don't have to do 100% Geography, so I'm gonna do some less intense modules too.
Just read the Wikipedia article on Aggieville, looks amazing. Her have 1 student bar here and a club and that's it. A whole area sounds awesome.

I'm also actually looking to do something with GIS coincidentally! I've chosen a GIS module in both semesters for next year and had a GIS test today. What project is that?

I didn't read the entire thread but I am from Kansas and studying at another state university but I know people at K-State and am familiar with the area if you have any other questions. I would be happy to help in anyway.